Rich Dubroff
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October 18, 2019 at 5:50 pm
Orioles’ DJ Stewart undergoes ankle surgery
Orioles outfielder DJ Stewart had surgery on his right ankle on Thursday. Stewart injured the ankle in a game at Arlington, Texas on June 5 and missed two months of major league time. The team said Stewart “underwent a successful microfracture procedure on his right ankle.” The procedure was performed by Dr....
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John Means was the biggest surprise on the 2019 Orioles
No one could have imagined John Means’ rookie season for the Orioles. It’s hard to measure just how good it was. According to Baseballreference.com’s measure of WAR, Means had a 4.5, which was ninth among American League pitchers. When the 2019 season started, it would have been difficult for anyone to think...
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October 17, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles have fourth-longest World Series drought; Nationals’ hot streak; why replay works in MLB
Now that the Washington Nationals have qualified for the World Series, it makes life even more difficult for fans of the Orioles. Some Oriole fans have begun rooting for the Nationals, others don’t care, and still others are pained by their success. In the 50-year history of the Nationals and their predecessors,...
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October 16, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles don’t need to extend Trey Mancini, but they should
This winter should be a happy one for Trey Mancini. He had his most complete season in the major leagues and was voted Most Valuable Oriole. The trouble was that Mancini was the best player on a team that lost 108 games. Mancini had an .899 OPS and improved in every offensive...
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October 14, 2019 at 7:00 am
Chris Davis’ performance didn’t really affect the Orioles in 2019
Oriole fans had two distinct lines of thinking about Chris Davis in 2019. One group was convinced that his presence on the Orioles was holding the team and its best prospects back. The other thought that the Orioles were so bad that Davis’ performance didn’t matter very much. Anecdotally, at least, the...
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October 11, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles see themselves as AL’s Cardinals; LCS predictions; Babe Ruth Museum event
Conventional wisdom is that Mike Elias would like to pattern the Orioles after the Houston Astros, the team he worked for before coming to Baltimore. He wouldn’t mind mimicking the Astros’ success, but the Orioles’ general manager has said more than once that he also admires the work of the St. Louis...
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October 10, 2019 at 7:00 am
Mychal Givens faces uncertain Orioles’ future
One of the most puzzling players on this year’s Orioles was reliever Mychal Givens. Manager Brandon Hyde and pitching coach Doug Brocail inherited a bullpen full of pitchers they knew little or nothing about, and they hoped they could lean on Givens. It turns out they couldn’t, and Givens’ future with the...
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October 9, 2019 at 7:00 am
Baseball would be better if Buck Showalter returns to the dugout
It’s been just over a year since Buck Showalter’s eight-plus-year tenure as Orioles’ manager ended. Since then, the Orioles have undergone a makeover, and Showalter, the 24th-winningest manager in baseball history, has been out of the game. This year, Showalter spent most of the year in his Dallas home. In the second...
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October 8, 2019 at 7:00 am
Oriole fans struggle with Nationals question; former Orioles featured in Braves-Cards series
As this desultory Orioles season ended, many of their fans turned their attention away from baseball and on to the Ravens. Others keep watching baseball in October. Last week, one of our readers asked on Twitter which team I was rooting for in the postseason, and wanted to know if it was...
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October 7, 2019 at 7:00 am
Wilkerson’s versatility is the key to a 2020 return with the Orioles; Remembering Andy Etchebarren
When the 2019 season began, the Orioles thought Cedric Mullins would be their centerfielder. After a horrid start when Mullins went 6-for-64 (.094), he was back in the minor leagues, and the Orioles searched for a new centerfielder. They tried Joey Rickard, but he wasn’t the answer. Nor was Keon Broxton. For...
